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sa·ti·ate AHD[sāʹshē-āt'] D.J.[ˈseɪʃiːˌeɪt]K.K.[ˈseʃiˌet]v.tr.(及物动词)sa.ti.at.ed, sa.ti.at.ing, sa.ti.ates - To satisfy (an appetite or a desire) fully.使饱:充分满足(食欲或欲望)
- To satisfy to excess.过分满足
adj.(形容词)AHD[-ĭt] - Filled to satisfaction.达到满足的
- Middle English saciaten 中古英语 saciaten
- from Latin satiāre satiāt- 源自 拉丁语 satiāre satiāt-
- from satis [sufficient] * see sā- 源自 satis [足够的] * 参见 sā-
sa'tiaʹtion n.(名词)satiate, sate, cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit- These verbs mean to fill or become filled to the utmost.这些动词意思是使充满或充满至极。
- Satiate andsate, which are generally interchangeable, can mean merely to satisfy fully,but usually both imply satisfaction beyond natural desire: Satiate 和Sate 一般可互换使用, 仅仅指充分满足,但通常暗示超出自然欲望的满足: The actor is so vain that he can never be satiated with adulation.那个演员太爱虚荣以致奉承已不能使他满足。The novel she finished last night sated her appetite for fiction.昨晚她看完的小说满足了她对小说的渴望。
- Cloy stresses the distaste or ennui produced by overindulgence: Cloy 强调因过分沉迷而产生的厌恶或厌倦: The host served a dessert so sweet that it cloyed.主人端上的甜点太甜以致发腻。
- Glut emphasizes the sheer volume of oversupply: Glut 强调过多供应的数量: Even the surrender of half of Europe failed to glut Hitler's ambition.即使是半个欧洲的投降也不能满足希特勒的野心。
- Gorge refers principally to greedy overstuffing with food: Gorge 主要指过于贪婪地吃东西: The children gorged on potato chips.孩子们猛吃土豆片。
- Surfeit implies excess resulting in revulsion or illness: Surfeit 暗指由反感和恶心而导致的过度: I surfeited myself with chocolate. 我巧克力吃多了
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